Leonidas Jones wrote:
> JJ206 wrote:
>> Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
>>> JJ206 wrote:
>>>> Leonidas Jones wrote:
>>>>> JJ206 wrote:
>>>>>> 5.8 MB in size
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://browser.netscape.com/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The All-New Netscape Navigator 9
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Speed, Flexibility, and Security
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Netscape Navigator 9 is available as a standalone installation for=
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>>>>>> Windows, Mac, and Linux. The automatic update feature in Netscape =
>>>>>> Browser 8 will not upgrade to 9.0.0.6. Please download the new=20
>>>>>> version now for the latest updates.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> System Requirements
>>>>> And, for all that, it is no longer under development.
>>>>>
>>>>> Its a dead end, we need to move on.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lee
>>>> Hi Lee,
>>>>
>>>> Not sure what you mean, but feel free to prove your point instead of=
>>>> stating opinion as fact.
>>>>
>>>> The following features are new and unique to Netscape Navigator 9.
>>>>
>>>> Geothermal
>>> It is a fact
>>>
>>> Netscape 9 development has been abandoned by AOL.
>>>
>>> AOL Officially Ends Sup****t For Netscape Browsers, Recommends=85
>> Yes, I knew that. I was responding to the opinion that Netscape is a=20
>> dead end. There seem to be a few users in this news group that are
>> sup****ting Netscape software. Many users still sup****t software
>> long after a cor****ation does not. I know people who do not like
>> Flock or Firefox or IE or Opera and they still use Netscape because
>> it is what they are used to and they probably won't change until
>> their house burns down. My feeling is that the helpers of this news
>> group shouldn't be monolithic and push people into software that
>> they don't want or need. It's like being pushed into Vista when XP Hom=
e
>> is perfectly fine for someone and their current needs. Does that
>> makes sense ?
>>
>> Perhaps my work and volunteering in the senior citizen community
>> gives me awareness of computer users who almost never upgrade and
>> who almost never change software brands. That said, I love the
>> typo on this website.
>>
>> http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_netscape.asp
>>
>> Geothermal
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> Well, you say Firefox or Flock or Opera.
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> I don't see Flock as an option for the users you cite. For people whop =
> are really into the social news integration thing, its great.
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> Firefox, as a standalone, with the appropriate extensions, will do=20
> pretty much what NN9 does.
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> Opera is an intriguing option, since it is a suite, with Mail?news and =
> Browser. However, it is so very different from Netscape that it does=20
> really enter into the equation.
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> The one application you don't mention is SeaMonkey. This is a suite on=
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> the traditional Netscape Model. I would guess that the seniors you wor=
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> with are used to that. Don't let the name fool them. SeaMonkey is a=20
> direct descendant of Netscape 7.2. It is much closer to what they are =
> used to then NN 9. They can even use their old NS 7.2 profiles without=
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> the need for migration
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> NN9 is virtually Firefox. With a few extension, Firefox almost becomes=
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> NN9. SeaMonkey *is* an updated NS 7.2.
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> Lee
Actually Lee, I would say SeaMonkey is /similar/ to the old=20
Netscape 4.x program: They both contain the browser,=20
mail/news, and webpage composer. The only difference is SM=20
is more advanced than Netscape 4.x or 7.2
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